to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to harm; to cause harm to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
settlement; solution; resolution
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
long ago; already; a long time ago
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
only; merely; but; no more than
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be found; to be discovered